“Holding Out for a Hero”
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“Holding Out for a Hero” is a high-energy 1984 pop-rock song, famously performed by Bonnie Tyler, that became an iconic anthem featured in the film Footloose and numerous later soundtracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Holding Out for a Hero” canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Bonnie Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSongwriter |
Dean Pitchford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | hit in several countries ⓘ |
| composer |
Dean Pitchford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anthemic song
ⓘ
high-energy song ⓘ |
| era | 1984 pop-rock ⓘ |
| famousFor |
powerful vocals by Bonnie Tyler
ⓘ
use in 1980s film soundtracks ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
power ballad ⓘ power pop ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Jennifer Saunders version for Shrek 2
ⓘ
numerous cover versions by various artists ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | widely recognized in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasIconicStatus | 1980s pop anthem ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroism
ⓘ
longing ⓘ romantic idealism ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
CBS Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Dean Pitchford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
film Footloose
ⓘ
film Shrek 2 ⓘ television and film soundtracks ⓘ |
| originallyFeaturedIn | Footloose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bonnie Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jim Steinman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Jansen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Chertoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Bonnie Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| usedAs | soundtrack song ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bonnie Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.